Property of a Titled Lady
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Gabriella Crespi
'Struzzo', 'Airone', a group of animal sculptures and a magnifying glass
1973-1974
Gilt bronze, glass, ostrich egg.
Largest: 76 x 30.5 x 18.7 cm (29 7/8 x 12 x 7 3/8 in.)
Smallest: 7.5 x 7.5 x 5.3 cm (2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Smallest: 7.5 x 7.5 x 5.3 cm (2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Produced by Gabriella Crespi, Milan, Italy. Glass produced by Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy. Hippopotamus, Pelican, and Reindeer magnifying glass with plaque impressed with facsimile signature Gabriella Crespi. Airone, Struzzo, Stag and Reindeer underside impressed with facsimile signature Gabriella Crespi.
Full-Cataloguing
The present lot has been authenticated by the Archivio Gabriella Crespi and is recorded under archive numbers 100183008P/8502271, 100174001/1002.